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A Hat in Time Kickstarter. Wind Waker-styled 3D platformer, PC/Mac/possibly Wii U

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Uncle0wnage

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Crayolan said:
So the alpha build is finally out? Is it good? I only backed at the beta tier so I still have a long wait ahead. :(
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It's pretty fun, the platforming could use some work, but most of it is pretty great so far. The music is fantastic and the water and sand look friggin great.
 
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Uncle0wnage

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So good.
 
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Gonzo The Great

Banned
Another Kickstarter that exploits the platformer-loving Nintendo fanbase by teasing a hypothetical Wii U release, then backs out at the last minute? Why does this not surprise me?
 
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Uncle0wnage

Member
Gonzo The Great said:
Another Kickstarter that exploits the platformer-loving Nintendo fanbase by teasing a hypothetical Wii U release, then backs out at the last minute? Why does this not surprise me?
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They never promised anything and they made it clear that it would take massive funding to get it on the wii u, there's still a chance and they have not backed out. Way to overreact.
 
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Lijik

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Uncle0wnage said:
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So good.
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Previous footage didnt really sell me on the controls (especially for the Sunshine esque stage where it looked really rough when paired with demanding platforming) but this looks really fun! Sliding onto the side of the bridge is fantastic
 
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Oidisco

Member
Gonzo The Great said:
Another Kickstarter that exploits the platformer-loving Nintendo fanbase by teasing a hypothetical Wii U release, then backs out at the last minute? Why does this not surprise me?
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They never promised anything or even said that it was very likely during the Kickstarter. They just said that it was a possibility, but couldn't guarantee anything because Unreal costs so much on consoles.
 
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Uncle0wnage

Member
catabarez said:
Anyone get all of the hourglasses in Mafia Town? I am missing one.
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after obtaining the fox mask, go to the area with the guy who wants red ties and go through the green planks, also, at the beach with the slides, fly a rocket through the hoop on fire and beat the balloon guy in his race, and finally, there is a broken pipe near where you trigger the crane, it's on the side of a wall near one of the water streams, jump into it and go inside
 
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catabarez

Member
Uncle0wnage said:
after obtaining the fox mask, go to the area with the guy who wants red ties and go through the green planks, also, at the beach with the slides, fly a rocket through the hoop on fire and beat the balloon guy in his race, and finally, there is a broken pipe near where you trigger the crane, it's on the side of a wall near one of the water streams, jump into it and go inside
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Thanks just got the last one. So it's just the six of them right? No hidden ones?
 
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Vexxan

Member
Alpha footage looks absolutely gorgeous, during the Kickstarter the game looked very Gamecube-y but now it's like it's gone through the same transformation Wind Waker did when Nintendo made Wind Waker HD.

Can't wait to get my hands on the final version.
 
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e_i

Member
Good god, the second level in the alpha is great. The lady chasing you around the house is scary as hell.
 
Dr. Buni

Dr. Buni

Member
When is this coming out? 2015? I am not a fan of collect a thon games, but I am sold on this game just for the art style + music. Seems like a good indie game to support.
 
Storm Prelude

Storm Prelude

Member
Holy Jesus Christ.
I just find out about Grant Kirkhope and I can't stop my penis from growing.
However the bad WiiU news makes me really sad. :<
 
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213372bu

Banned
Storm Prelude said:
Holy Jesus Christ.
I just find out about Grant Kirkhope and I can't stop my penis from growing.
However the bad WiiU news makes me really sad. :<
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That's the general response lol. If you care about commentary, Grant Kirkhope did a guest appearance in some Game Grumps episode and he discusses stuff about his music and the games he worked on.
 
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Elixist

Member
looks pretty fun im sure i will own this title one day. Id love a split screen co op mode, with dem pcs you got the powers to do it!
 
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Fantastical

Death Prophet
Based on those GIFs, there still seems to be a weird mix of art styles going on. Or something. I'm not sure what it is, but the world doesn't look cohesive.

Still alpha, I know.
 
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HadesGigas

Member
Fantastical said:
Based on those GIFs, there still seems to be a weird mix of art styles going on. Or something. I'm not sure what it is, but the world doesn't look cohesive.

Still alpha, I know.
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The textureless block things are from challenge levels similar to Mario Sunshine.

Though the worlds they've shown do also look pretty difefrent, with the port town that looks vaguely Mario Sunshine/Wind Wakerey and then the forest level is like Majoras Mask/Wind Wakery.
 
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PeakPointMatrix

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TheUnknownForce said:
There are a few things that make having a Wii U version difficult, specifically that the Unreal Engine costs like half a mil to use on consoles. They would either need to get the funding to use it or need a publisher/developer who already has the rights to use the Unreal Engine. They have been in talks, and they mention having something to say regarding it at some point...but we've gotten no confirmation since. The only words we've gotten from them regarding a Wii U version was a cryptic tweet in September about good news for the Wii U version...but the tweet has since been deleted and no news ever came.

The last tweet about it was on Feb 17 as a response saying "No confirmed Wii U version at this point I'm afraid." Combined with the deleted tweet hint from before, I suspect the developer/publisher they were almost complete with bailed out. :/

So, I'd say it is likely not coming to Wii U moreso than it will. There are just too many things going against it right now.
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I guess there's even less of a chance this game finds its way to the PS4/X1?
 
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HadesGigas

Member
SwiftSketcher said:
I guess there's even less of a chance this game finds its way to the PS4/X1?
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I don't know if less of a chance. Similarly low chance. A hypothetical publisher that solves their Unreal license issue might want to port it to something with a larger userbase than Wii U, but would also realize this game is basically designed with N64/Gamecube era Nintendo fans in mind.
 
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Uncle0wnage

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Here's probably the last bunch of .gifs I give you, for now, at least. Most of them areas reached by noclipping. I checked the whole mansion level and there were no real secret areas to go to.


Something's up with minus right now, it won't load my .gifs
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Storm Prelude

Storm Prelude

Member
213372bu said:
That's the general response lol. If you care about commentary, Grant Kirkhope did a guest appearance in some Game Grumps episode and he discusses stuff about his music and the games he worked on.
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Sweet! :Q_

Reila said:
It looks a bit similar to Mario Sunshine, not Mario 64. That is great to me, since Sunshine is awesome and I always wanted another similar game.
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Well, it looks like Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker had sex and gave birth to a wonderful and colorful baby to me.
 
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DaBoss

Member
Reila said:
It will be one of the best games, then, because Sunshine was fuckin' amazing.
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Continuously saying that won't make Sunshine good! Worst 3D Mario game by far.

If it wasn't obvious, I'm teasing you. :p

I really don't like Sunshine though, but it has great controls and neat ideas.
 
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Tregard

Soothsayer
Oh wow, that hiding under the piano bit looked like something different. Any release estimate yet, or are we still way way off?
 
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